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Middle East and North Africa

Georgetown University has a strong commitment to teaching and research related to the Middle East.

In 2005, the School of Foreign Service opened a campus in Doha, Qatar. Since then, Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) has become a hub for Georgetown’s academic and outreach activities in the Middle East. The Center for International and Regional Studies at GU-Q sponsors research initiatives on international relations, political economy, and domestic politics of the Gulf. The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies and the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies serve as major hubs of regional study at Georgetown’s Main Campus in Washington, DC. As a Jesuit university with a strong commitment to a global outlook and interreligious dialogue, Georgetown actively pursues fruitful partnerships and scholarship related to the Middle East across schools and disciplines. This work is amplified by Georgetown’s Washington, DC, location, where students and scholars have access to relevant policy institutions and cultural centers.

Georgetown in the Middle East and North Africa Fact Sheet

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Select Centers, Institutes,
and Research Programs

Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q)

Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) Georgetown Unit

Established in 2005 as a branch campus of the School of Foreign Service in Doha, Qatar, the Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) campus is now home to university-wide programing.

M.A. in Arab Studies

M.A. in Arab Studies Activity

The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies sponsors this M.A. program. Participants, including researchers, practitioners, and activists, study the language, history, culture, politics, and economics of the contemporary Arab world.

Center for Contemporary Arab Studies

Center for Contemporary Arab Studies Georgetown Unit

Established in 1975, the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) is a research center in the School of Foreign Service offering courses, certificates, and degree programs in the language, history, culture, politics, and economics of the…

Upcoming Event

March 05

The Challenge of Pluralism in the 21st Century

Past Event

November 21

Degrees of Dignity: Reforming Arab Higher Education for the Global Era

Past Event

November 18

Black Power and Palestine: Transnational Countries of Color

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Algeria

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Egypt

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Jordan

Kuwait

Lebanon

Libya

Morocco

Oman

Palestinian Territories

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Syria

Tunisia

United Arab Emirates

Yemen

B.S. in Foreign Service/M.A. in Arab Studies

Center for Contemporary Arab Studies K-14 Education Outreach

Certificate in Arab Studies

Georgetown - Josoor Institute Academic Partnership

Graduate Certificate in Arab Studies

Hebrew Language and Culture Program

J.D./M.A. in Arab Studies

Jesuit World Learning: Higher Education at the Margins

M.A. in Arab Studies

M.A. in Arab Studies/Ph.D. in Arabic and Islamic Studies

M.A. in Arab Studies/Ph.D. in Government

M.A. in Arab Studies/Ph.D. in History

M.A. in Arabic and Islamic Studies

Major in Arabic

Minor in Arabic

Minor in Jewish Civilization

Minor in Modern Hebrew

Persian Language and Culture Program

Ph.D. in Arabic and Islamic Studies

Turkish Language and Culture Program

U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative Student Leaders Program

Arab Migrant Communities in the Gulf Cooperation Council

Arab Studies Journal

Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership Visiting Scholars and Practitioners Program

China and the Middle East

Eastern Mediterranean Region Office and the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases Project

Encyclopedia of Islamic Bioethics

Food Security and Food Sovereignty in the Middle East

Georgetown University in Qatar Library

Healthcare Policy and Politics in the Gulf States

Islamic Bioethics Project

Islamic Medical and Scientific Ethics

Migrant Labor in the Gulf

Politics and Media in the Post-Arab Spring Middle East

Research Project: Transitional Electoral Framework for Syria International Electoral Policy and Practice

Sectarian Politics in the Gulf

The Changing Security Dynamics of the Persian Gulf

The Evolution of Gulf Global Cities

The Evolving Ruling Bargain in the Middle East

The Nuclear Question in the Middle East

The Political Economy of the Gulf

The State and Innovation in the Gulf

Turkish Studies Grants Competition

U.S.-Afghan Women's Council

Weak States in the Greater Middle East

World Regions: The Middle Eastern Pivot - Stony Brook Institute for Global Studies

Global Career Treks

M.S. in Foreign Service Internship Opportunity with UNICEF

MBA Global Business Experience

Study Abroad in Amman, Jordan: Advanced Arabic Language - Council on International Educational Exchange

Study Abroad in Amman, Jordan: Geopolitics, International Relations, and the Future of the Middle East - School for International Training

Study Abroad in Amman, Jordan: Middle East Studies - Council on International Educational Exchange

Study Abroad in Amman, Jordan: Refugees, Health, and Humanitarian Action - School for International Training

Study Abroad in Doha, Qatar - Georgetown University in Qatar

Study Abroad in Jerusalem, Israel - Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Study Abroad in Jerusalem, Israel: Spring in Jerusalem Honors Program - Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Study Abroad in Jerusalem, Israel: The Rothberg International School - Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Study Abroad in Rabat, Morocco: Field Studies in Journalism and New Media - School for International Training

Study Abroad in Rabat, Morocco: Migration and Transnational Identity - School for International Training

Study Abroad in Rabat, Morocco: Multiculturalism and Human Rights - School for International Training

Study Abroad in Rabat, Morocco: Study in Rabat - Institute for the International Education of Students

Study Abroad in Tel Aviv, Israel - Tel Aviv University

Summer in Amman, Jordan: Arabic Language and Culture

Summer in Doha, Qatar - Georgetown University in Qatar

Faculty Exchange with Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Goldman Visiting Israeli Professorship

Arabic Literature Colloquium

Armenian Student Association

Center for Contemporary Arab Studies Newsletter

Georgetown University Arab Society

Incoming Study Abroad from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Effat University

Iranian Cultural Society

Middle East and North Africa Forum

Middle East and North African History Seminar Series

Soliya Connect Program - United Nations

American Druze Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship

GU-Q Academic Internship Program

Osama Abi-Mershed

Rogaia Abusharaf

Akintunde Akinade

Mustafa Aksakal

Abdullah Al-Arian

Mahmoud Al-Ashiri

Mohammad AlAhmad

Alexis Antoniades

Belkacem Baccouche

Nejm Benessaiah

Jacques Berlinerblau

Edith Brown Weiss

Daniel Brumberg

Jocelyne Cesari

Abdul Rahman Chamseddine

Drew Christiansen

Chester Crocker

Sylvie Durmelat

Jonathan Halpern

Lise Morje Howard

Noureddine Jebnoun

Seniha Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana

Barbara Kotschwar

Matthew Kroenig

Christopher Loffredo

Tarek Maassarani

Karine Megerdoomian

Joshua Mitchell

Yehia Abdelmobdy Mohamed

Jo Ann Hoeppner Moran Cruz

Farima Mostowfi

Felicitas Opwis

Emilian Papadopoulos

Rebecca Patterson

Danielle Pletka

Cynthia Schneider

George Shambaugh

Dominick Shattuck

Sohaira Zahid Siddiqui

Claire Standley

Suzanne Stetkevych

Caitlin Talmadge

Maziar Valamotamed

Anne Marie Whitesell

Center for Contemporary Arab Studies

Center for International and Regional Studies

Center for Jewish Civilization

Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies

Division of Eastern Mediterranean Languages (Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies)

Georgetown University Initiative on Innovation, Development, and Evaluation

Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q)

Office of Transnational Programs

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding

American Druze Foundation

American University in Cairo

Arab Studies Institute

Brookings Doha Center

Effat University

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Johns Hopkins Global Early Adolescent Study

Josoor Institute

Mideastwire.com

Mohammed V University

Princess Sumaya University for Technology

Qasid Arabic Institute

Qatar Foundation

Qatar National Research Fund

Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought

Sheba Medical Center

Teach for Qatar

Tel Aviv University

U.S. Embassy in Qatar

University of Jordan

University of Tunis

Van Leer Jerusalem Institute

World Health Organization - Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office

GU-Q Professor Reflects on Teaching Theology at a Jesuit University in Doha

GU-Q Students Study Peace Through Travel to Post-Conflict Zones

Cultural Clubs Promote Inclusivity, Strengthen Pride Among Multicultural Students

Improving the Human Condition Grant Enables Students to Contribute to Global Communities

Can’t Even Cry: Experts Discuss the Mental Health of Syrian Refugee Children

How Minorities Make History: The Work of ADF Fellow Reem Bailony

The Global Business Experience: Business Without Borders

The Best of Both Worlds: Studying International Affairs in D.C. and Qatar

Oral Histories Project Captures Firsthand Accounts of Pressing Issues in Peace and Security

Participants Study in 10 Cities, Four Continents for Global Executive MBA

SFS-Qatar Examines Development of Gulf Global Cities

Bill Clinton Returns to Hilltop for Lecture Series

Georgetown Researchers Offer New Perspective On Urban Refugees

Georgetown Center Deepens Understanding between Muslims and Christians